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John Conyers: “Would the gentleman be very greatly disappointed in the legislative product that is on the floor, which is…”

On the recordMarch 13, 1996
Would the gentleman be very greatly disappointed in the legislative product that is on the floor, which is antiterrorism, if his measure happened to not succeed?
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John Conyers
Democratic · Michigan

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Questioning a colleague about the antiterrorism legislation during a House debate.

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